Helix Post Modern Modal Text Editor Lsp Treesitter

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name: "Helix Post-Modern Modal Text Editor with LSP and Tree-sitter"
slug: "helix-post-modern-modal-text-editor-lsp-treesitter"
description: "Helix is a post-modern terminal-based modal text editor written in Rust. It features built-in language server protocol (LSP) support, smart syntax highlighting and code editing via Tree-sitter, and a Kakoune-inspired editing model with multiple selections."
github_stars: 43690
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/helix-editor/helix"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "helix-editor/helix"
  github_stars: 43690
---

# Helix Post-Modern Modal Text Editor with LSP and Tree-sitter

Helix is a post-modern terminal-based modal text editor written in Rust. It features built-in language server protocol (LSP) support, smart syntax highlighting and code editing via Tree-sitter, and a Kakoune-inspired editing model with multiple selections.

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Installation documentation](https://docs.helix-editor.com/install.html).
- [![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/helix-editor.svg?exclude_unsupported=1)](https://repology.org/project/helix-editor/versions)
- # Contributing

- Source: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helix-editor/helix/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/helix-post-modern-modal-text-editor-lsp-treesitter/)